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ShazamandKingsmanstar Mark Strong is a British actor, known for both his action and comical roles. The 60-year-old British actor was born in London and has been quite active in Hollywood films. While shootingMurder Mystery 2he accidentally slapped Adam Sandler on the face which made the latter cry.
The case became known to everyone when Jennifer Aniston went for a chat with the BBC and was spotted joking about the incident about how it happened. However, it happened accidentally, and both theMurder Mysteryactors took it sportingly and things didn’t escalate.
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Mark Strong Recalls An Unfortunate Incident On The Sets OfMurder Mystery
Murder Mysteryis a story about profound relationships and communications, it explores the dynamics of communication and trust in a marriage. Just like the storyline of the film, it seems like the actors have also found a great bond and trust between them. In an interview with the BBC’sThe One Show,Mark Strongjokingly mentioned this, saying,
“The [action sequences] go on for ages,”he continued.“You’re doing one movement for ages and I had to literally hold [Sandler’s] shoulder and punch him but keep a [small distance] away from him because of where the camera was. And one time I caught him.”
Following this comment, Adam Sandler came out and further added to the story.
“We’re not gonna talk about Mark punching me in the face that time. Accidentally, Mark punched me in the face. You remember that Mark?”Hefurther added,“You’re a good man though, Mark – I forgave him immediately and I was knocked out for about half a second.”
To this, Jennifer Aniston poked fun and said,“He cried a little bit but then he was over it,”
🤩 We surprised Mark Strong with a message from his co-stars, Jennifer Aniston and@AdamSandler! 👏#TheOneShow👉https://t.co/Jmn9qRPl6Gpic.twitter.com/ZpSsJlERud
— BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow)Aug 14, 2025
But it wasn’t too long and soon the actors got back and theReign Over Meactor revealed just after he got back to sense the tears went away and he went on saying that Mark Strong is a good friend of his.
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It Didn’t Take Too Long For Adam Sandler To Forgive Mark Strong
Though the punch came accidentally on the face ofAdam Sandler,both the actors showed true professionalism and moved forward to each other, and that is what made everyone both happy and amused at the same time.
Tears came out from the eyes of the 56-year-old American actor, but it didn’t stay there for long and all even agreed on how theUncut Gemsactor went in search of the Mark Strongto mutually discuss it and to make him guilt-free.
Adam Sandler even went on to call theShazamactor the “perfect man in a white suit” at the end of that interview, and that made everyone laugh.
Murder Mystery 2is the sequel to the comic-thriller filmMurder Mystery.It came out in 2023 and can be streamed on Netflix.
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